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HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch

The HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch property is a Boolean that reflects the typemustmatch attribute of the <object> element and indicates if the resouce linked by it must match the MIME type given by HTMLObjectElement.type in order for this resource to be used.

Syntax

var mustMatch = obj.typeMustMatch;
obj.typeMustMatch = mustMatch;

Example

<object id="obj" data="move.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" typemustmatch></object>
var obj = document.getElementById("obj");
console.log(obj.typeMustMatch);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLObjectElement' in that specification.
Living Standard No change from HTML5, the latest snaspshot of the WHATWG specification.
HTML5
The definition of 'HTMLObjectElement' in that specification.
Recommendation The W3C specification is a latest of a previous version of HTML Living Standard
First snapshot with this property.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No No 27 No No No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support No No No 27 No No ?

See also

  • The HTML element implementing this interface and this property: <object>.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLObjectElement/typeMustMatch